The increment in Pacific Ocean's acidic quotient is dissolving parts of the shells of the Dungeness crabs living in its coastal water, a new study found. The lower pH levels in the ocean are also damaging their sensory organs.

Pacific Ocean's astringency dissolving Dungeness crabs' shells: Study

The loss of oxygen from the ocean due to climate change risks "dire effects" on sea life, fisheries and coastal communities, a global conservation body said Saturday.

Marine life under threat from plummeting oxygen levels

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Pacific Ocean's astringency dissolving Dungeness crabs' shells: Study

Marine life under threat from plummeting oxygen levels